STREETS

A postcard with an interesting viewpoint on streets. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding

STREETS (name changes). Dubuque, like other Iowa cities, changed street names over the years. Many changes were made in 1921 at the suggestion of CARR, Ossian E., Dubuque's first City Manager. Among those that have been changed are the following:

Original Name-------------------Present-------------------Date of Change

Adams Avenue-------------------Prescott Street-------------------1921

Adams Street---------------------Sac Street----------------------1921

Alma Street-----------------------Montrose

Altman Avenue-----------------St. Joseph Street------------------1921

Anne Place----------------------West 18th Street

Arch Street--------------------Seminary Street-------------------1921

Aspen-------------------------------Linden

Audubon---------------------------Grandview

Austin Place----------------------Raymond Place

Blocklinger Lane----------------West 24th Street-----------------1921

Bluff Street-----------------------Providence

Bluff------------------------------High Bluff

Boundary Street------------------Grandview Avenue----------------1871

Brad Street--------------------------Booth

Broad Street----------------------Mt. Pleasant

Brugh-------------------------------Schiller

Cardiff Street-------------------Summit Street-------------------1921

Cascade Road------------------------Fremont

Clay Street. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding

Centre Street-----------------------Asbury

Center Street---------------------Finley Street------------------1921

Clay Street---------------Central Avenue (1st to 18th)-----------1921

Clifford Street-------------------Eighth Street------------------1921

Clifford---------------------------Foye Street

Clifton Street-------------------Altman Avenue-------------------1921

Columbia---------------------------Lexington

Cora Street----------------------South Hill St.

Couler Street--------Central Avenue (18th to city limits)--------1921

Delhi Street--------------------University Avenue----------------1921

Division------------------------------Lincoln

Dubuque Street------------------------Sumner

Photo courtesy: Cathy's Treasures, 156 Main, Dubuque

Eagle Point Street---------------------20th

Eagle Street Extension-----------Lindberg Terrace

East Street----------------------McCormick Street----------------1921

East--------------------------------Glen Oak

Eleanor Street---------------------Indian Ridge

Edith Street----------------------Roland Street------------------1921

Empley's Lane---------------------Thomas Street------------------1921

Exchange Street--------------------South Hill

Fink Street-----------------------Jansen Street------------------1921

Forrest Street-----------------------Florence

Franklin Street------------------West 16th Street----------------1921

Franklin------------------------------Fulton

Franklin------------------------------Edison

Front Street-------------------------Peosta

Grandview Heights---------------Plymouth Court

Grant Avenue----------------------Wilson

Road leading to Mt. Carmel. Photo courtesy: Cathy's Treasures, 156 Main, Dubuque

Hales Mill---------------------------Asbury

Harrison-----------------------------Monroe

Hart Street--------------------------West 23rd

Hazel Street------------------------Sunnyview

High Street-------------------------Rhomberg

High Street-------------------------Highland Pl.

Iowa Street Extension------------Shelby Street

James Street-----------------------Huff

Jefferson Avenue-----------------Carter Road

John Street-------------------------Simpson

Julien Avenue---------------------University

Julien--------------------------------Primrose

Karrick-------------------------------Finley

Klingenberg Street---------------Hennepin

Lake Street-------------------------Garfield

Leibnitz-----------------------------Lowell

Lemon-------------------------------Viola

Lenox Avenue---------------------Van Buren

Linden Blvd------------------------Logan Street

Photo courtesy: Bob Reding

Logan-------------------------------Belmont

Lorimier Hollow Road--------------Julien Avenue

Louisa Street----------------------Algona

Main Street------------------------Front St

Malady------------------------------South Booth

Maple-------------------------------Morton

Martha Ann------------------------Martha

The Fluckiger Motor Company sold the City of Dubuque its first street cleaner. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding

McCabe----------------------------Broadway

Middle Street---------------------Farley

Mineral Street--------------------West Locust

Millville Street--------------------32nd Street

Military Street---------------------Rockdale Road

Monroe-----------------------------Harlan

National Street-------------------Delhi

North Street-----------------------Hale

North Iowa Street---------------Shelby Street

O'Neill Street---------------------Langworthy

Orange----------------------------Washington

Park Street------------------------Asbury Road

Park Hill---------------------------West 28th

Pine Street------------------------Caledonia

Pine Street------------------------Pinard

Planke Road----------------------Couler

Rebecca Street-------------------Fairview Place

Rigi----------------------------------South Algona

Sanford Street---------------------East 22nd

Seminary Street-------------------Clarke Drive

South Dodge----------------------Bryant

Southern Avenue-----------------Whiskey Hill

South Street-----------------------Lombard

Spring------------------------------North Booth

State--------------------------------National

Stewart Street---------------------Southern

Thomas Street--------------------West 16th

Union Avenue---------------------Kirkwood

Valley-------------------------------Dillon Street

Walnut------------------------------Karrick

Wall---------------------------------Wallace

Wabash-----------------------------Seward

Warren-------------------------------Putnam

Washington Street----------------O'Hagen Street

West Street-------------------------Needham Place

West Main---------------------------Shields

West Eagle Point Avenue-----------Kaufmann

West Seminary--------------------Ungs Street

Whelan------------------------------Bradley

Wilde Street------------------------Mt. Loretta

Willow-------------------------------Rosedale

1st Street---------------------------Decatur

2nd Street--------------------------Hamilton

3rd Street--------------------------Whittier

4th Street--------------------------Emerson

6th Street--------------------------Stanton

7th Street--------------------------Shiras Avenue

8th Street--------------------------Farragut

9th Street--------------------------Hawthorne

10th Street-------------------------Sumner

14th Street (West)----------------Loras

5th Avenue------------------------Roosevelt

A postcard with an interesting viewpoint of Main north from 9th

A postcard a viewpoint of Main south from 10th. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding

1910 view of West 11th Street and its elevator.

--- Sources: Research by John Klauer; 1918 Dubuque City Directory